Irish Man Has Amazing ‘Incredible Hulk’ Reaction to Conor McGregor’s UFC Win

And Sturridge certainly has an appropriate role model in the shape of Dubliner McGregor, hailing the newly-crowned UFC Featherweight champion as a “genius”.

UFC fighter Frankie Edgar wants to fight Conor McGregor in NY after “The Notorious” knocked out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds.

McGregor called his shot for months before the fight with Aldo saying that he would put him away inside the first round, but no one tuning in on Saturday night truly believed it could happen with one punch and one exchange.

The loquacious McGregor had been campaigning for a shot at Aldo ever since he arrived in the UFC, and for 12 days last spring, his bold words and antics had fueled a UFC promotional tour that took the fighters to acrimonious joint appearances in eight cities in five countries.

Although the plan seemed lofty at the time, White said McGregor’s performance made him worthy of the opportunity.

“I don’t know what the f***’s going on to be honest, right?” We deserved to go a little bit longer.

“If you can see it and have the courage enough to speak it, it will happen”, McGregor said.

“No power, just precision”, he said of his striking.

McGregor came out quickly from the off, first with a kick and then as the quick-moving Aldo launched forward, the 27-year-old Irishman threw a straight left that toppled his opponent.

“It didn’t affect anything”, Aldo said. I think we sell that thing out. “I went through hell to get here, but it’s all worth it now”. McGregor’s victory was the fastest title fight in UFC history, surpassing Ronda Rousey’s 14-second win over Cat Zingano at UFC 184 in February.

It represented the completion of a remarkable rise to fame for McGregor who only debuted in the UFC two years ago – Aldo, meanwhile, had been the champion for six years and hadn’t lost in a decade.

Aldo vs. McGregor broke all kinds of records on Saturday night in Las Vegas, and is poised to break even more when all the pay-per-view tallying is said and done.

While Rousey’s hobnobbing with celebs may have drained her of focus prior to her fight with Holm, McGregor looks as though he trains in a concentration camp – his super lean 145lb frame drawing gasps at Friday’s weigh-in.